Ice-box for holding beer-kegs



(No Model.) Y

` C. C. RUMPF.

ICE BOX POR HOLDING BEER KBGS.

Patented Jan. l5, 1889.

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ATnNT CHARLES O. RUMPF, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,341, datedJanuary15, 1889. l

Application filed July 2, 1838. Serial No. 278,821. (No model.)

T all wwnt it Worry concern:

Be it known that l, CHARLES C. RUMPF, of the city of Baltimore and Stateof Maryland, have invented certain Improvements in Ice- Boxes forBeer-Kegs, of which the following is a specification.

The first part of this invention relates to a peculiar construction ofthe front of the icebox, whereby the portion of the front between theupper andthe lower door may be fixed instead of removable, to admit ofthe removal of the beer-keg while the same is provided with the faucet.

rlhe second part of the said invention relates to an improved carriage,upon which the keg is placed, in order that the keg may be easilywithdrawn from the ice -box when empty, and another, a filled one,inserted in its place, as will hereinafter fully appear.

In the further description of the said invention which follows,reference'is made to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof,and in which- Figure I is a section of the improved icebox, taken aboutcentrally thereof, and showing the keg on its carriage. Fig. II is asection of Fig. I, taken on the dotted line Fig. III is a front end viewof the carriage.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the figures.

A is a portion of the side of the ice-box, and B the rear or back of thesame.

O is the front of the box between the upper and the lower door, whichdoors are respectively denoted by D and E.

F F are stringers to support the carriage, hereinafter described, andwhich also serve as rails upon which the carriage Vmoves in theinsertion to and the removal from the icebox of the keg.

G is the carriage, consisting of the longitudinal side pieces or frames,a CL., the transverse keg-holder b, and the rear connectingpiece, c.

The keg-holder b is preferably formed of a piece of iron of angularcross-section, with a iiange, CZ, at each end bolted to the side frames.(See particularly Fig. Il.) This construction of the keg-holder enablesthe same to withstand the rough usage to which it is. necessarilysubjected in changing the kegs. w1he center of the keg-holder is curvedto fit the keg and prevent its rolling, and in view of its angular shapeof cross-section the keg is prevented from moving forward of thecarriage after it is in place. The rear end of the keg is supported inan elevated position by means of the hollow-faced stand H, whichconsists merely of a piece of wood fastened on the side pieces of thecarriage.

J J are arms bolted to the inner faces of the sideframes of the carriageand running down to some distance below the stringers F, where they areprovided with feet e, which, as the rear end of the carriage iselevated, come in contact with the under side of the Stringer-s.

L L are stops secured to the inner faces ofthe stringers, against whichthe arms J strike as the carriage is driven forward. The rear end of thecarriage is fitted with rollers f, which rest on the stringers F, andthe inner surface of the fixed front of the box is furnished withsimilar rollers, g, which are in alignment with the bottom of the doorD. The lower side of the front end of the carriage is curved, as shownin Fig. I, which admits of the carriage being easily withdrawn from theice-box, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

The beer-keg is represented by M. The faucet N passes through a hole, h,situate centrally of the joint between the door D and the fixed part ofthe front of the box; consequently the faucet does not interfere withthe opening of the said door.

Supposing that the keg M is empty and it is desired to withdraw it fromthe ice-box, so that a filled one may be substituted for it, the door Dis opened and the keg drawn forward. The keg coming in contact with theupper edge of the kegsupporter, the carriage is moved also, and thefront end elevated by the rollers g. As the front end of the c arriagebecomes the heavier one, the rear end rises until the feet e come incontact with the under face of the stringers, and the whole is pitchedforward until the carriage is stopped by the arms J striking the stopsL. The empty keg is now taken off and a iilled one put in its place. Theloaded carriage is now pushed back until the rear end becomes theheavier one, when no further effort is necessary, as Jche carriagenaturally moves to its IOC Original position, in View of its inclinedposiand the said carriage having the keg-supports tion on the stringere.b and H, and its lower front ends curved, sub- 1o I claim as myinventionstantielly as and for the purpose specified. In an ice-b0x forholding kegs of beer the Y 1 5 combination of the swingers F in thesaidbox, v CHARLEb C' RUMPB' the carriage G, sind the rollers f and g,the Vitnesses: Same being placed, respectively, 0n the front WM. T.HOWARD, of the box and the rem" of the said carriage, DANL. FISHER.

